1. Aims of the session: Learn about fertilisers and their effects on the environment. Be able to answer exam questions on the effects. Learn about Pesticides and their effects Summarise the key points about pesticides

2. Fertilisers and Pesticides

3. Fertilisers

4. The process of Eutrophication

5. The process of Eutrophication cont.

6. Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD). This measures the rate of oxygen consumption by a sample of water, and therefore gives a good indication of eutrophication. A high BOD means lots of organic material and aerobic microbes, i.e. eutrophication

11. The nitrate concentration falls during spring and summer and rises during autumn and winter Less algal growth as autumn begins Possibly all plants have died

13. Pesticides

14. Include: Herbicides Insecticides Fungicides Bactericides

17. Pesticides Persistence + Lipid solubility = Bioacculmulation

18. Bioaccumulation E.g DDT